Winter 2024 Programming & Events
Undergraduate Students
The Writing Room
Weekly writing skills drop-in with an ESL/Academic Skills instructor. Short presentations on writing topics followed by time, space, and support to write and discuss your writing.
Tuesdays 11am to 1pm, Champlain Living Learning Commons (CCS 201 - Above Seasoned Spoon)
Learn more and see the list of weekly topics
Writing Cafe
Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 in OC Commons (Otonabee College) from 10 am to 3 pm.
Are you working on an end-of-term paper? Want to write in a comfy, cozy community space?
Join Academic Skills at this relaxed and supportive Writing Café to work on your written assignment(s). Skills Instructors can provide writing support, help you set writing goals, and keep you focused on your task. Individual one-to-one appointments with a Skills Instructor will be available. We will have warm drinks, baked treats, resources, and more. Come for the day, or part of the day - everyone is welcome!
Graduate Students
Graduate Writers Group: Motivation Mondays
The graduate student writing group helps to develop writers with tips to improve their writing as well as build a community of writers to encourage and celebrate achievements of writing. Graduate students will be encouraged to set realistic writing goals on a weekly basis to monitor their progress and to maintain momentum with their writing. Hybrid meetings hosted at Traill and on Zoom every Monday, 10:30-11:30. Learn more about Motivation Monday Writers Group.
Celebrate Graduate Research
Three Minute Thesis(R) - Competition for Graduate Students
Join us in-person for Trent's Three Minute Thesis(R) competition on Thursday, April 18th at 7pm at Market Hall on George Street in Peterborough. Learn more about 3MT.
Educating Students about Academic Integrity
It is the responsibility of all Trent students to understand the university's academic integrity policy and procedures.
Learning How to Learn in University
Practice student-tested tips and strategies in weekly Learning Labs with an Academic Skills Instructor and an experienced Trent student to enhance your learning habits.
Workshops and Events for Graduate Students
As a graduate student, you are likely facing new academic challenges. The ideas about which you are reading, thinking, and writing are becoming increasingly complex, yet you need to find clear, concise, and engaging ways to express them.